The Player

by Kresley Cole

Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole brings readers the third book of the erotic Game Maker Series, a searing tale of a man racked with dark desires and the beautiful young woman who could sate him at last.

A madman with a shadowed past . . .

In Las Vegas, Sin City, Dmitri Sevastyan finds her, Victoria Valentine--sexy, vulnerable, and in need of a protector. Obsession takes root deep inside him. Despite a history tainted with violation and betrayal, he will stop at nothing to possess her.

A grifter with nothing to lose . . .

Descended from a long line of con artists, twenty-four-year-old Victoria, a.k.a. Vice, needs the score of a lifetime to keep her loved ones safe. She sets her sights on gorgeous and rich Dmitri Sevastyan. Even as the irresistible Russian toys with her body and mind, he tempts her heart.



Love is the ultimate wild card.

When Vice and her associates maneuver Dmitri into a hasty Vegas wedding, he refuses to protect himself with a prenup, trusting her with all that he has. But can she trust him? As secrets unfold, the newlyweds share days of doubts and nights of the wickedest pleasures. Yet once Vice discovers her husband's past, will she stay to fight for her marriage or cut her losses and run?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997215113
Publisher:	Valkyrie Press
Publication date:	04/12/2016
Series:	Game Maker Series , #3
Pages:	334
Sales rank:	212,096
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the electrifying Immortals After Dark paranormal series, the young adult Arcana Chronicles series, the erotic Gamemakers Series, and five award-winning historical romances.

A master's grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings.

Her books have been translated into twenty foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the U.S. and abroad.

You can learn more about her and her work at www.kresleycole.com or www.facebook.com/KresleyCole

Editorial Reviews

"The Player has to be my favourite in this series, it has the perfect mix of humour, romance and scorching hot sex, all of which Cole is fantastic is writing and in this book came together really well." -Under The Covers
"Once I started this book, it KILLED me to have to put it down. Sleep is overrated, I couldn't agree more." -Guilty Pleasures on The Player
"Kresley Cole has outdone herself with The Player. I loved everything about it. Seriously. And I am going to have a book hangover to end all hangovers after the lovely surprise ending to this story." (Top Pick) -Harlequin Junkie
"There's a twist in this book I did NOT see coming, and I applaud Kresley Cole for taking me by surprise and for making me love the book even more because of it. . . . The Player was perfection - I loved everything about this book!" -Booklovers For Life
"Beyond swoonworthy. Dmitri Sevastyan was decadence, indulgence; a dark and scorching hot fairytale Beast come to life in the pages of one hell of a good book." -Give Me Books
"Kresley Cole is getting hotter-sexy hot!" -The Hollywood Reporter on The Professional
"This combination of humor, heart, and heat is absolute perfection." -Fresh Fiction on The Professional

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